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Synonyms for waggish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wag-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwæg ɪʃ |
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Définition of waggish
Origin :- "willing to make a fool of oneself, and fond of doing so to others," 1580s, from wag (n.) + -ish. Related: Waggishly; waggishness.
- adj playful
- "No; that isn't it," he said, chiding her with a waggish forefinger.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- A waggish friend of his popped a quantity of gunpowder into B——'s instrument.
- Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon
- What a chance for some waggish baboon to drop a nut or a berry in!
- Extract from : « The Gorilla Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne
- She stood up, and there came over her faded face a waggish expression.
- Extract from : « The School Queens » by L. T. Meade
- Because,” cried the waggish urchin, “the parties are not agreed.
- Extract from : « The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty » by T. J. Llewelyn Prichard
- So may the Gods bless me, Scapha is waggish; the hussy's quite knowing.
- Extract from : « The Captiva and The Mostellaria » by Plautus
- I know you to be a wag by nature, and you must play the waggish actor.
- Extract from : « A Select Collection of Old English Plays » by Robert Dodsley
- "Bad habit," and Furneaux crooked a waggish forefinger at him.
- Extract from : « The Postmaster's Daughter » by Louis Tracy
- The lines in italics are from the eulogy that provoked his waggish comments.
- Extract from : « Life of Lord Byron, Vol. II » by Thomas Moore
- "No, that won't be necessary at all," replied the waggish lieutenant.
- Extract from : « No. 13 Washington Square » by Leroy Scott
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